After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

You can't increase prosperity by taxing success.

How can love's spaciousnessbe conveyed in the narrowconfines of one syllable?

And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty).And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine.

The greatest Americans have not been born yet they are waiting patiently for the past to die.

I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.

She had had no idea what it would do to her seeing him in a suit.

All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment.

Perpetual peace is a futile dream.

New York is a nice place." "If you like concrete, crowds, and that claustrophobic, closed-in feeling.

It is very likely that many firms spend more on advertising than, for their own best interests, they should.

I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff which is a bit smart, but is just about belly laughs.